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Matt C.

@mattcatt.com
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Community, Arts, and Events Freelancer, I grow, create and play with a variety of materials and media. Veteran DJ spinning an eclectic mix of global beats for all manner of occasions. www.mattcatt.com

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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 29/09/2026
Worker Bee at Manchester Day Parade 📸 St. Peters Square - Jul26 #GlobalGrooves #CreatingCarnival #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery #UrbanGaze
Global Grooves’ Worker Bee a pedal powered parade puppet commissioned for La Mercé Festival 2025.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 28/09/2026
the Intruder Resister, the almost perfect segue from #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn to #WeekMforMachinery 📸 Coopers Fold - Sep26 #UrbanGaze
view through some razor wire atop a fence in the woods.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 25/09/2026
Cep’tember ‘bundance 🍄‍🟫 📸 ParkBridge - Sep26 #FungiFriends #FungiFriday #Nature #Macro #CloseUp
A field mushroom, possibly a bolete, basking in the equinox sunshine.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 25/09/2026
Purple Spiderwort 🌸 📸 Sep26 #Bloomscrolling #Nature #FlowersOnFriday #Macro
close up of a purple spider wort in flower
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 24/09/2026
Time warping in the backrooms of the BnB 📸 Morecambe - Sep26 #Vintage #Timepiece #UrbanGaze #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn
a vintage clock and pipe-work mount casting a shadow in a warmly lit hallway. The clock has stopped at exactly 2.25 which is itself a significant time for the photographer
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 23/09/2026
Autumn Equinox KLAXON!! Let the horns sound, time to get the harvest in. Batten down the hatches, el niño is a blowin’ in. Winter’s on it’s way, but still it’s still a season away. So we do the work we can, until the freeze does seize our days. 📸 Morecambe - Sep26 #Equinox #PublicArt #MPF
metal sculpture comprising of severn horns, part of an elemental trail by broadbent.studio working with local students and designed to be played by the wind that blows across the bay.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 22/09/2026
Cat Flap and Compost 📸 Bristol -2004 #UrbanGaze #DIY #PubNames #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn
A blue wooden fence has a Cute cat shaped hole crudely cut into it.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 22/09/2026
A few more from Ride Out Loud’s Pop-Up Open-Bike sessions at Morecambe Poetry Festival. 📸 Sep26 #CommunityEvents #Placemaking #KineticPower #LifeInaNothernTown
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 22/09/2026
People Looking into a Pop-up Pedal-powered poetry performance upon the Promenade du Poundland. 📸 Morecambe Arndale - Sep26. #CommunityEvents #MorecambePoetryFestival #KineticPower #OpenBike #UrbanGaze #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn
view from the rear
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 18/09/2026
This weekend i will mostly be at the Morecambe Poetry Festival, where we’ll be providing a cycle-powered open mic stage in the Library on Saturday and in the Arcade on Sunday. 📸MPF26 (pic by JC) #Poetry #SpokenWord #Festival #RideOutLoud
Morecambe sea front with a large poetry festival poster attached to the railings in the foreground.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 16/09/2026
‘tis but a scratch! 📸 Ashton under Lyne - Apr25 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKn #LocalHistory #MontyPython
a museum exhibit for the Black Knight of Ashton
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 15/09/2026
Toad n Bracket 🍄‍🟫📸 Our Space at Vale Arts, Mossley - Sep26 #WoodCraft #FungiFriends #GoodEarthCommunity #Permaculture #PubNames
a woodcarving of a smiling toad has bracket fungus growing on it.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 13/09/2026
Good Times! Our 5th Birthday Celebrations were a success and I got to close proceedings with a DJ set off the back of my bike using a picnic hamper to house the soundsystem. 📸 The Vale Arts Mossley - Sep26 #CommunityArts #CreatingCarnival #MobileDisco #DJ
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 11/09/2026
You can keep yer Bayeux Tapestry cos The Vale’s Wednesday Social group have made this wonderful wall hanging to celebrate our 5th birthday. 🪡 🧶 📸 Mossley - Sep26 #CommunityArts #Needlecraft #Textiles #GlobalGrooves #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJocular
a handcrafted textile wall hanging featuring a central soft-sculpture female figure surrounded by various artistic and musical motifs, with the word "VALE" at the top
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 07/09/2026
Grumpy Grandads and the Wizard’s Curse 📸 Mossley - Aug26 #OutdoorArts #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJocular
Two old men in mobility scooters fitted with easy chairs and standlamps form the basis of a outside show called Grumpy Granddads. 

the wizards curse refers to their festive attire being worn out of season, and the lyrics of the classic song ‘I wish it could be christmas every day’
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 05/09/2026
I AM NOT A NUMBER! I AM A FREE MAN!!! 📸 Manchester - Mar24 #StreetArt #Mosaic #ClassicBritishTV #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIntegers
A mosaic of the character No6 from the TV show The Prisoner.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 04/09/2026
The Vale Arts 5th Birthday Party is one week away. Join us for a weekend of Celebrations plus some great tunes from yours truly. Tickets Here - the-vale.co.uk/event/bologn...
Bologna Bridge Band with DJ MattCatt poster, see link in post.The Vale Arts 5th Birthday Poster, see link in post
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 04/09/2026
3 2 Be Free Too… 📸 London - Jun09 #StreetArt #Buddhism #Kindness #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIntegers
a stencil of the Dali Lama with the words Be Nice To Each Other, on a wall underneath the number 32
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 02/09/2026
The Feline Five #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIntegers #UrbanGaze #Catsky
white cat with a dark tail sits outside a redbrick house with a number 5 sign above the cats  head.

The Feline Five is a science-based personality model for cats developed by researchers at the University of South Australia in 2017 to measure five core behavioral traits.
The Five Traits
Neuroticism: Insecure, anxious, shy, fearful of people, and suspicious.
Extraversion: Active, curious, smart, vigilant, inquisitive, and inventive.
Dominance: Bullying, aggressive, and dominant toward other cats.
Impulsiveness: Erratic, reckless, and unpredictable in behavior.
Agreeableness: Affectionate, friendly toward people, and gentle.

How the Test Works: Owner Questionnaires: Owners rate their cats on 52 specific personality traits using a standard scale.

Welfare Impact: Knowing your cat's scores helps you adjust their home environment, reduce stress, and improve their overall happiness.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 01/09/2026
The One and Only.. 📸 Ashton under Lyne - Feb25 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIntegers #BigNumbers #AMC #BlueTuesday
an illuminated number one light-box in a room lit with blue lights.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 31/08/2026
Point Well Made 📸 Vatican Studios, London - Jun26 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIntergers #Signage
a sign in studio 3 says strictly NO STILETTOS ALLOWED
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 29/08/2026
Love by Sonic 📸 Mossley - Jul19 #Streetart #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHearts
a graffiti piece by sonic featuring one of their distinctive  characters next to the word Love
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 27/08/2026
Here’s one I made earlier - Infinite Love (2016) paper-mache #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHearts #ArtsAndCrafts
paper-mache heart with an infinity logo embossed on it.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton’s Wig by Di Slaney #Posthumous #Poetry #WriteOutLoud
Dolly Parton's wig 
(for Kathryn Bevis)

And when you said you felt the spirit of Dolly in that gorgeous sweep of auburn light falling past your shoulders, your warm bright smile so wide and clear despite every shitty current thing, Dolly

appeared behind you, small and perfect, Dolly in curly backcombed bombshell, the tiny velvet bow all cute and perky, guitar slung low across tasselled skirt, humming, long lacquered nails Dolly

uses as instrument and reward, tapping you, Dolly inviting you, sing with me, make our butterflies and love a real and gentle thing, now your voice deep and rich, a little quiver reassured by Dolly

squeezing your shoulder, her voice sweet, high Dolly with tall notes vibrating to let us know you'll think of us every step of the way, leaving us your words, your glorious voices, your libraries of imagination.

Di Slaney - 
winner of the Echoes poetry competition
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 25/08/2026
What is Love? 📸 Manchester - Mar26 #StreetArt #UrbanGaze #AlphabetChallenge #WeekHforHearts
a graffiti throw up of a question mark with a heart shaped dot
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 22/08/2026
Cabbage White In Flight 📸 The Vale - Aug26 #Nature #Butterfly #Macro #CloseUp #GoodEarthCommunity
close up of a cabbage white butterfly flying over a hop branch
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 09/08/2026
Pallets into Planters 📸 TheVale, Mossley - Jul26 #GoodEarthCommunity #UpCycled #Placemaking #Permaculture #ReWilding
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 06/08/2026
CHEERS! 📸 London - Jun26 #HalfPastSummer #GnT #AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEphemeral
Toasting a lovely hot day with Gin and Tonic with plenty of ice
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 06/08/2026
Big Thanks to @gmmoving.co.uk for the chance to host a Drift Bingo walkshop at last year’s conference. Count us among your beneficiaries
Opening Hokey-Kokey ice breaker for the drift bingo walkshop.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 31/07/2026
Dusky Skies and Well Lit Palm Trees #Andalusia #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark
Against the backdrop of a dusky sky and iberian mountain range, a string of multi coloured paper lanterns suspended between two palm trees.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 31/07/2026
Garden Dalia 🌼📸 Ashton under Lyne - Jul26 #Bloomscrolling #Yellow #FlowersOnFriday #Nature
Yellow Garden Dalia
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 31/07/2026
This week I have mostly been in production for the Afterglow Silent Jungle Disco, curating playlists and helping to rig the space. 🕺 🎧 💃 📸 Chester Zoo - Jul26 #GlobalGrooves #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark
inside view the jungle disco, just add party people
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 30/07/2026
Ask schools to design your festive lights and you too can have a Christmas Toilet in your town centre 🎄 🚽 📸 Marsden - Dec25 #LED #NaiveArt #148Sleeps #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark
Marsden Xmas lights featuring athe legendary christmas toilet. Led rope lights on mesh sheets.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 28/07/2026
Echinacea 🌺 📸 Chester Zoo - July26 #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Nature #Macro #CloseUp
close up of some echinacea flowers
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 27/07/2026
Manchester Day 2026 #GlobalGrooves #CreatingCarnival #UrbanGaze
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 25/07/2026
We used to get around 📸 Dukinfield - Jan25 #BnW #UrbanGaze #Scrap #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves
A BnW image of a yard filled with piles of car wheel rims
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 24/07/2026
The Stalk of Chalk leads to the flower of power 📸 Ashton-under-Lyne - Apr26 #UrbanGaze #StreetArt #WanderInWonder #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves
a footpath is decorated with chalk art depicting a yellow flower with curvy mauve vines.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 24/07/2026
Globe Thistle and Bee 🐝 📸 Delph - Jul26 #FlowersOnFriday #Bloomscrolling #Nature #Macro #PossiblePubNames
Close up of a Globe Thistle being visited by a bee.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 23/07/2026
“You Matter…” 📸 Black Rock - Jul26 #UrbanGaze #PositiveMessage #TFGM #GMmoving #BeeNetwork #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves
waiting at the traffic lights at an undulating section of road passing under a railway and alongside the river. 
On the post in front is a small sign stuck up there, gives the positive message “You matter more than you know”
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 23/07/2026
WOW! 30 years ago - I was the opening DJ for the closing of the M41 to have a massive street party 📸 ShepherdsBush - Jul96 (photo: A.Smith) #ReclaimTheStreets #OldSchool #DirectAction
On board a lorry carrying a soundsystem and decks, I am sat down cuing up D.note’s Criminal Justice (Guy Called Gerald Mix) this moment comes after we were raided as we tried to switch on in situ,I got arrested, taken down the road whereupon I was de arrested and had to bomb it back to the party wagon which by now was surrounded by people attending the Reclaim The Streets Party that the cops had just failed to shut down so were allowing to go ahead. I got back on the decks which were on the floor ffs and proceeded to play a 90 set of break beat techno and jungle… Happy Daze
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 21/07/2026
Over the river 📸 London - Jun26 #UrbanGaze #Landmark #eBikes #BikeShare #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves
An ebike is parked in front of a fountain on Whitechaple road on London. Carved into the pavement joining a lower troth to the gutter along a channel shaped like the river Thames
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 20/07/2026
Getting into the Groove 📸Home - Jul26 #MacroMonday #CloseUp #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves #Ebike #Repairs #HardLessons #DontLeaveItTooLate
close up of a disc-brake rotor that has been gouged by a worn put brake pad. Posting this as a reminder to stock up and have spares ready for next time.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 18/07/2026
Unheard Stories Exhibition as seen from the back of the Civic Hall 📸 Stalybridge - Jul26 #Cabasa #Art #Liminal #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind
a view from the rear of a large hall with light pouring through the rafters casting shadows. In the foreground is a large metallic sculpture of a woman draped in hand dyed cloth. On the walls are large format photos of women in body paint celebrating feminine beauty in the face of health challenges such as endometriosis and pregnancy. The sessions provided a space to heal as well as explore creatively.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 14/07/2026
Follow that vendor! 📸 Torre del Mar - Apr26 #StreetLife #TieDye #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind
walking behind an african street vendor who is wearing a full length tie-dye robe and balancing a basket of trinkets on their head
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 12/07/2026
Hydration Break 🌱 ⚽️ 💦 #UKheatwave #SaveWater #Permaculture #GoodEarthCommunity
Filling up my watering can from used bath water… Not that i need much for my outdoor spaces, every little bit helps during a hot spell.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 10/07/2026
Nectar Collector 📸 The Vale Arts, Mossley - Jul26 #GoodEarthCommunity #CabasaCarnivalArts #FlowersOnFriday #Nature #Bloomscrolling #Yellow
A hoverfly visits a patch Dyer's Chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria) This flower is grown for its cadmium yellow dye which is used in textile production.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 10/07/2026
Abandoned I am… 📸 Carrbrook - Apr19 #FoundObjects #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbandoned
An abandoned plush slipper featuring Yoda from star wars.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 09/07/2026
Where shopping carts go to die 📸 Ashton-under-lyne - May26 #UrbanGaze #StreetLife #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbandoned
3 shopping carts left abandoned next to a neighbourhood green space. As much as statement of consumer privilege as it is an anthropomorphic view of the subject matter.
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 07/07/2026
Currently listening to: Mud📸 Ashton under the moon of Love - Jan26 #FoundObjects #AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbandoned
a discarded cassette tape covered in mud
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Matt C. @mattcatt.com · 06/07/2026
St John’s Wort 📸 Mossley - Jul26 #CloseUp #Nature #MacroMonday
close up of st john’s wort
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